Digi MIL-3000FTX manual Print Manag ement Features of FastPor t, Managing Print Server

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Print Manag ement Features of FastPor t

Chapter 7 contains print management and status monitoring for FastPort. This chapter includes:

7.1 Managing Print Server

There are many methods to manage FastPort: remotely across the network or by attaching a serial/parallel device. FastPort also has real-time status tools to resolve errors that may occur with another device. FastPort can be configured to generate messages as they occur and direct them to:

•Parallel port printer

•Serial port printer

•Dumb terminal

•Telnet session, nbmon

Information includes the start/finish of a print job, step-by-step boot procedure, and why a printer failed.

7.2 Serial Port Console Monitoring

FastPort serial port can be used to configure the device while in a non- networked mode.

7.2.1Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor

1.Put all the front panel switches: down (On).

2.Connect an ASCII terminal to the serial port of the FastPort.

3.Set the terminal: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and Xon/Xoff flow control.

4.Power cycle FastPort. The “Ready for command” message appears.

5.Establish a serial terminal.

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